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It wasn’t until I had a family of my own that I came to better realize the importance and sweetness found in family life. As I learned to put family relationships first (see this post) I have come to know more joy and gain more eternal understanding. I have found and felt the eternal depth of the sacred relationships within the family. These priceless relationships are the substance of eternity. They go beyond this mortal realm. They are more valuable than any worldly thing, possession, status or achievement. There is nothing that brings more joy, satisfaction, and mortal education as does a family.

I’m preparing for the young women lesson titled, “Why is family so important?” Here is a basic lesson outline, worksheet and handout I created.

There was a time when I sat at my computer and started typing, but nothing showed up on my screen. My computer was obviously on, so I thought is my computer frozen? I moved the mouse and the cursor engaged, so that wasn’t the problem. I was going through the motions of typing with no results. I finally realized that I hadn’t plugged in the keyboard to my computer.

It hit me that I often experienced this same thing spiritually. There are moments that I catch myself going through the “motions” of churchy rituals like attending church, taking the sacrament, reading scriptures and saying prayers. But I forgot to strive to make a connection with God or the Spirit. When I finally connect to Him in heart and mind, I see the power of those ‘motions’ working in my life. My efforts are magnified and life becomes clear and happier.

I feel that to take upon ourselves the name of Christ means to do everything we can to always have that connection to His spirit. We must plug in our spiritual ‘keyboards’ to Him. Then our personal efforts and ‘keystrokes’ are motivated, magnified and come alive by and through Him. We become a conduit, a witness of light of Him through our actions.